UNISON : Ask Biography

Union information

Name

UNISON - the Public Service Union

Founded

1993

Members

1.375 million (2009)

Country

United Kingdom

Affiliation

TUC, STUC, ICTU, ETUC, (EPSU), ITUC, (PSI), Labour Party

Key people

Dave Prentis, General Secretary
Keith Sonnet, Deputy Gen. Sec.
Angela Lynes, President (lay)

Office location

130 Euston Road,
London NW1 2AY

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UNISON is the second largest trade union in the United Kingdom with over 1.3 million members.

The union was formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO), the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE) merged.

UNISON's current general secretary is Dave Prentis. He was elected on 28 February 2000 and took up the post on 1 January 2001, succeeding Rodney Bickerstaffe who had held the post for five years.